THE Awards Arab World 2024
Entrants to the THE Awards Arab World 2024 featured many of the excellent individual projects and initiatives that help to drive the region’s relentless progress. In this publication, we shine a light on just those that our judges deemed the absolute cream of the crop – a difficult task, as we received well over 400 innovative and admirable entries from all corners of the region. So many of them were of such calibre that we very much hope to see updated entries next year.
The ethos of our awards is to identify, promote and celebrate the very best higher education stories, ensuring that the effort that individuals and teams put in day in, day out – transforming lives for the better as they do so – is given the broad recognition it merits.
In the past year, our awards have been honoured with a royal visit and a mention in a president’s state of the nation address. It’s tempting to flatter ourselves and think that we attracted that notice, but the truth is that it is the impressive work done by students, academics, administrators and institutions that catches the eye and wins the headlines. Which is how it should be. THE is proud that its awards help to spread news of those achievements well beyond campus gates.
– Phil Baty, Chief Global Affairs Officer, Times Higher Education
The winners were announced on 5 December 2024 in Dubai, UAE – view an e-book profiling all the winners. Click on the category names below to read abridged versions of the shortlisted submissions.
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International Strategy of the Year
Abu Dhabi University
Ain Shams University
An-Najah National University (winner)
Galala University
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
The University of Jordan
University of Béjaïa
University of El Oued
Leadership and Management Team of the Year
Abu Dhabi University (winner)
Al-Quds University
Galala University
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Middle East College
Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie
Tanta University
University of Al-Qadisiyah
Most Innovative Teacher of the Year
Abir Enany, Misr University for Science and Technology
Amer Hijazi, Al-Ahliyya Amman University
Fatma Alzahraa Abdelsalam Elkhamisy, Helwan University (winner)
Ibrahim Issa Al Balushi, National University of Science and Technology, Oman
Mohamed Amin, Alamein International University
Mohamed Ismail, Egypt University of Informatics
Rami Abdullah Wahsheh, Princess Sumaya University for Technology
Zahy Ramadan, Lebanese American University
Outstanding Contribution to Entrepreneurialism
Alamein International University
American University of Sharjah
Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (highly commended)
Euromed University of Fez
German Jordanian University (winner)
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Mansoura National University
Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership
Al-Balqa Applied University
Ibn Tofail University (winner)
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Nile University
October University for Modern Sciences and Arts University
Qatar University
The British University in Egypt
The University of Jordan
Outstanding Contribution to Regional Development
Al-Kitab University
Al-Quds University
ESLSCA University
Galala University
Ibn Tofail University
New York University Abu Dhabi (winner)
Qatar University
The University of Jordan
Outstanding Support for Students
American University of Sharjah
Ibn Tofaïl University (winner)
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Palestine Ahliya University
Qassim University
Taibah University
University of Warith Alanbiyaa
Zayed University
Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Al-Ahliyya Amman University
American University of Sharjah
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
New York University Abu Dhabi
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
The Arab Institute for Women at the Lebanese American University (winner)
University of Mosul
Zayed University
Research Project of the Year: STEM
Abu Dhabi University
Al-Ahliyya Amman University
American University of Sharjah
Euromed University of Fez
National University of Science and Technology, Oman
Nile University
University of Technology, Iraq
Zewail City of Science and Technology (winner)
Student Recruitment Campaign of the Year
Abu Dhabi University
American University in Cairo
An-Najah National University
Heriot-Watt University Dubai
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Port Said University
The University of Jordan (winner)
University of Hertfordshire hosted by Global Academic Foundation
Teaching and Learning Strategy of the Year
Abu Dhabi University (winner)
Gulf University (highly commended)
Lebanese American University
New Giza University
Prince Sultan University
Qassim University
University of Technology, Iraq
Zayed University
Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year
Abu Dhabi University
Al-Ahliyya Amman University
American University of Sharjah
An-Najah National University
ESLSCA University (winner)
Lebanese American University
The University of Jordan
University of Warith Alanbiyaa